The Queen makes royal history by going fur-free, longtime aide reveals in new book

By Zach Harper

November 05, 2019

For decades, there has been much debate within the fashion
world over the use of fur. And now,
the Queen is set to stop wearing real fur, her dressmaker Angela Kelly has revealed in her new memoir.

Her Majesty had a mink trim removed from one of her favourite
coats that she wore in Slovakia in 2008, Angela wrote in her book
The Other
Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe, which has just hit store shelves. The monarch’s
close confidante and aide has worked for her since 1994, and excerpts from her
new book are being serialized in the new issue of
HELLO! Canada, available at
newsstands across the country and on tablets and iPhones through Apple News.

“If Her Majesty is due to attend an engagement in
particularly cold weather, from 2019 onwards fake fur will be used to make sure
she stays warm,” Angela wrote of the big change, according to numerous news
sources.

The Queen will continue to wear other ceremonial robes or
additional traditional items that include fur at some engagements, as they
will be difficult to replace. Buckingham Palace confirmed the news to the
Telegraph
and the Daily Mail, saying all fur for future outfits designed for the Queen
will be fake.

“We are thrilled that Her Majesty has officially gone fur-free,”
Claire Bass of Humane Society International said in a statement to several outlets.
“Our Head of State going fur-free sends a powerful message that fur is firmly
out of fashion and does not belong with Brand Britain.”

If you’d like to read more insights from Angela’s new book,
pick up
Issue 686 of HELLO! Canada, available now at newsstands across the
country and on tablet and iPhone through Apple News.

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